Rexroth of course is a well-known poet in his own right. This book gives his versions of poems by distinguiahed Chinese writers like Tu Fu and Su T'ung Po and Lu Yu, but also includes less well-known (in English) women poets Chu Shu Chen and Li Ch'ing Chao. I find his versions
quiet and soothing, probably less literal than some others. He says himself he omits many Chinese literary allusions, which personally i reget, but then I enjoy the "exoticism" he consciously avoids. ( )